Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
trace
verb
/treɪs/
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Definition
To follow or track the path or course of something.
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Examples
- She traced the route on the map before the journey.
- The detective was able to trace the call back to the suspect.
- He traced his ancestry back to the 18th century.
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Meaning
To find or discover by investigation, or to mark or draw the outline of something.
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Synonyms
- track
- follow
- outline
- map
- discover